Non-refillable bottle.



No. 559,272. Patented Oct. 9, I900.

l-I. T. WHITE.

NON-REFILLAIBLE BOTTLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY T. WHITE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,272, dated October 9, 1900. Application filed February 5, 1900. Serial No. 4,008. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY T. Wnnrna citizen of the United States, formerly of New York, (Brooklyn,) Kings county, New York, but now residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to non-refillable bottles and to those in which a valve fitted to a seat to close the latter as the bottle is tilted; and my invention consists in so constructing the partsthat the valve is drawn back by the lever action of its stem upon a bearing of the v bottle, as fully set forth hereinafter and as shown in the accompanying drawings, in

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of modified forms of the valve.

The body A, of any suitable form, is provided with a cylindrical neck B, within which is inserted after filling the .bottle a block C, having tortuous passages to and so secured in any suitable manner that after insertion it cannot be removed without fracturing.

As shown, the block 0 has a projection extending from its bottom wall only, which is provided with integral ribs at right angles to each other and has an annular recess receiving a packing a, which may be of cork and which as the block is inserted is brought opposite an annular recess y in the interior of the neck, into which it expands, thus holding the block in place.

To prevent the cork from being cut by inserting a blade between the block and the inside of the neck, I provide the latter with an inner rib 0, having beveled upper and lower faces, which permit the cork to pass readily over the rib, the latter being so situated thatv when the block is in place it will occupy a position above the space between the side of the block and the neck, and thus interfere with the introduction of a cutting-blade. Instead of cork any suitable packing or material saturated with cement, or cement itself, may be used.

To prevent the passage of a wire through the channels m and downward to disturb the valve, hereinafter described, the lower ends of the channels 'a: are preferably inclined upward, as shown in Fig. 1, and the sides of the block may be thickened above the channels, so as to present shoulders '11, that will interfere with the passage of wires downward into the ends of the channels.

The valve D hasa head f, sphericalin form, and a pendent stem 9, the lower end of which is made as thick as possible without interfering with the passage of the stem into the body of the bottle, within which it hangs, while the head rests upon the seat w, formed at the junction of the neck and the body of the bottle. This permits the stem to swing to the desired extent toward the sides of the bottle to lock the head of the valve in place, as shown in Fig. 1. If the bottle is tilted to a sufficient extent, as shown in Fig. l, the valvewill slip forward until its edge strikes the bottom of the plug 0, and the liquid will find a ready outlet. Heretofore in articles of this character the stems of the valves have been substantially cylindrical, and as a consequence it is possible to bring the parts into the position shown in Fig. 2 and then by gradually tilting back the body toward an upright position to permit liquid to pass into the same without disturbing the position of the valve.

To avoid this result, I provide the stem g of the valve with an inclined bearing-face u .form of stem and arrangement of inclined face a, the form may be varied in different waysas, for instance, in Figs. 4 and 5the bearing-face s of thebottle being in each case so shaped as to coact with that upon the stem to insure the head being drawn back by the weight of the stem when the bottle is carried from its inclined position in discharging toward a horizontal position.

integral right-angled ribs, a packing adapted to openings in the plug and neck, and a rib c with inclined faces arranged within the neck in a position above the upper end of the plug when the latter is in place, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the bottle, a cup- 20 shaped plug 0 having tortuous passages and a projection extending from its bottom wall only, and formed with integral right-angled ribs, a packing adapted to openings in the plug and neck, and a rib c with inclined faces arranged within the neck in a position above the upper end of the plug when the latter is in place, a valve-seat at the junction of the body and neck and a valve having a spherical head adapted to said seat, a weighted stem and inclined face upon said stem and a bearing-face upon the bottle below the seat, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARVEY T. WHITE. 

